Co-production remains on the margins, not because we don’t care enough. Our policy systems don’t require it. But co-production is the natural state in which networks thrive, and healthcare can’t be fixed by hospitals and social care on their own.
Co-production remains on the margins, not because we don’t care enough. Our policy systems don’t require it. But co-production is the natural state in which networks thrive, and healthcare can’t be fixed by hospitals and social care on their own.
Looking out for stories about how we connect, how we consume and how we destroy as part of our Futures workshop series. 3 stories piqued my interest this month.
Working with uncertainty is unsettling. We all need points of reference. Futures frameworks can help us ‘read the compass’. Here’s 4 insights from our recent ‘Everyday Futures’ learning sessions.
Review of media for March. Stories that we need to help us move towards net zero. Why stories matter; and some of them. Stories that work with what we know about human behaviour: we need pulls towards what we want, not just stories of loss.
Three Horizons is one of those simple Futures tools that works really well in making sense of complex issues. It can be used in the background, when we just want to be more informed and intentional about change. It can also be widened and deepened in working explicitly with groups of people. At its core, it’s… Continue reading Three Questions for Three Horizons
There’s a balance to be struck by all of us between working on the thing that’s in front of us, and building the foundations for what we need to work on next. When you’re ‘running to keep up’ that foundational work can feel like a luxury. But oh my goodness there’s nothing like a pandemic… Continue reading The Innovation Blog: Using your wing mirrors
Perhaps it’s not in vogue to write about the difficult stuff. But I’m always wrestling with work which, no matter how long I’ve been doing it, is still hard. It’s emotional energy, there are no short-cuts. It is real though, and there are good reasons why I’m doing it. So I’m writing about… Continue reading Working on the Difficult Stuff: March Practice Notes
Review of media for March. Stories that we need to help us move towards net zero. Why stories matter; and some of them. Stories that work with what we know about human behaviour: we need pulls towards what we want, not just stories of loss.
Reviews of articles, podcasts and TV documentary. Covering work futures, blame culture and imagination for social change.
We’re going to see major adjustments to how we do capital investment. We’re entering an era of more expensive cash. Shorter timeframes for returns. Tighter rules on how we value future assets. The risk is that these changes ossify existing political and economic power through constraining access to finance. If you’re tacitly supporting the… Continue reading Innovation through an era of expensive cash